Cory
Sandhagen and Umar
Nurmagomedov will seemingly have their fight rebooked, as both
parties have informally accepted the matchup.
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Sandhagen and Nurmagomedov were originally scheduled to fight this
past August before an injury forced the Dagestani to withdraw from
the bout. Sandhagen went on put on a masterclass against Rob Font en
route to a dominant decision victory in the UFC on ESPN 50 main
event. Sandhagen has since been recovering from surgery for a torn
tricep he suffered in the outing.
Meanwhile, Nurmagomedov returned to the Octagon last weekend,
picking up a lopsided decision victory over Bekzat
Almakhan at UFC Fight Night 238. The undefeated Dagestani
contender subsequently called for a rebooking with Sandhagen.
Currently riding a three-fight winning streak, which includes a win
over current No. 1 contender Marlon Vera,
Sandhagen was originally rallying for a title shot upon his return.
However, “Sandman” has now verbally accepted a rebooking with
Nurmagomedov, given a win guarantees a title shot next.
“I have no problem fighting Umar, especially if they’re telling me
that it’s for a No. 1 contender spot,” Sandhagen said in an
interview with Shakiel Mahjouri. “If they’re
that high on him then yeah, let’s go at it, decide who should be
fighting for the belt next, and let’s solidify this thing for me so
that there’s no more question of whether it should be me, or
someone else. If I win the next one against Umar there’s absolutely
no argument that I feel like I shouldn’t be fighting for the belt
next.”